This is a brief introduction to understanding what additives are found in the modern industrialised diet and has been set out to demonstrate some of the effects that additives have on health and behaviour. Everything presented here is direct excerpt from a famous and respected book called E for Additives. I have tried to include passages from the book which are most demonstrative of the importance of being aware of what we eat. Read more…
What are the benefits of Post School Education ? Education is recognised to be an investment in human capital that generates benefits both for the individual – in the form of better employment prospects and higher lifetime earnings – and for society at large by increasing the skills and productivity of the labour force. This raises issues both of efficiency and equity. Since education benefits society as a whole, then some form of public subsidy is justified on efficiency grounds, to prevent under investment and provide the skilled manpower necessary for economic growth and prosperity. Read more…
Learning happens throughout life as a life long process and education beyond school is formed of many formal structures and pathways. Participation by young adults (aged about 18-21) in higher education has significantly increased in the last twenty years (first published 1989) and the growth has been particularly marked in the non-university sector of polytechnics and colleges. Read more…
Come along to the Castle Hotel on the 6th of February at 7pm for a bite to eat and listen to Ken share some of the history of the Great City of Manchester…
Title of talk:
A history of Manchester as seen in its historic buildings
Bullet points of what you would like to talk about:
Surviving historic building types, styles and materials can tell us much about the history of a place.
Manchester is a special place with a special story to tell.
A quick recap: In our new world we have discovered our purpose from the customers perspective to give our organisation and staff a new focus on what really matters – turning off and stopping anything that detracts from meeting this purpose.
In doing so we have uncovered that demand is varied but predictable, that care is needed on using the right measures to support success, that there is huge economic leverage in removing failure demand, that we can absorb variety in value demand and by using economies of flow we can reduce costs and improve service. Read more…
Adult basic education is one of the most challenging and innovative areas of educational provision in Britain today. It covers basic literacy and numeracy for all adults, including those for whom English is a second language.
Free University Brighton, or FUB, is a community-led initiative that organises and promotes practical and academic education – all of it free.
Established in Oct 2012, in response to the Government’s education cuts and the tripling of tuition fees, FUB is about getting people to share their knowledge and experience in social spaces and invites people to ask for things they want to learn through the website’s wish list. Read more…
